Generality Vs Stagnation Quotes & Sayings

Sir, I am no sycophant or worshipper of power anywhere. — Benjamin F. Wade

I shall show that the place does not honor the man, but the man the place. — Agesilaus II

There's nothing more distasteful than an academic having to, like, trot out his credentials. You really come off as a jerk when you do that. — Reza Aslan

is a balm having your father here with us — Julie Klassen

Not surprisingly, troubled economic times often beget proselytizers of wacky, extreme ideas. — Steven Rattner

When she was with Lord Thornbeck, it was so difficult to keep from talking to him. She was so drawn to him, to his opinions, his deep-brown eyes, and his rich, rumbly voice - which was exactly why she needed to stay away — Melanie Dickerson

I have come to the conclusion, after many years of sometimes sad experience, that you cannot come to any conclusion at all. — Vita Sackville-West

Hope is one of those no-win-no-fee things, and although it needs some encouragement to survive, its existence doesn't necessarily prove anything. — Rachel Cusk

But she loved studying and books, the way other people love wine for its power to make you forget. What else did she have? She lived in a deserted, silent house. The sound of her own footsteps in the empty rooms, the silence of the cold streets beyond the closed windows, the rain and the snow, the early darkness, the green lamp beside her that burned throughout the long evenings and which she watched for hours on end until its light began to waver before her weary eyes: this was the setting for her life. — Irene Nemirovsky

You are a large country, you have many resources, and you have people who are highly capable. — Sellapan Ramanathan